I think this is part of why so many members of the media would like for Sarah Palin to go away — because if she doesn’t, they’re going to have to keep following her into yucky situations that give them the oogies. Sarah’s got to get a kick out of it.

You can almost see the reporter wondering why the fish pulled from the water wasn’t wearing its Gorton’s box.

At the end of this short clip, you’ve got to love how Diane Sawyer thanks the reporter for selflessly getting so close to some fish in order to score the Palin interview. Eat this, Ernie Pyle: